Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT BLANCHE PAULL Blanche A. Paull Artist, Musician and Poet  2043 Main Road, Westport Point  Born in Taunton, MA in 1890, Blanche A. (Leonard) Paull was a painter, musician and poet. As a young girl she and her family often summered in Westport, arriving by horse-drawn wagon and camping on East Beach. […]

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT GLENDA BROADBENT Teacher and historian  1779 Main Road, Westport Point  “Those of us who grew up in Westport Point are the most fortunate people in the world. We had the river, the ocean, the world. We cared for everyone and everyone cared for us.” Glenda Broadbent Glenda was born on The […]

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT DOROTHY ROBBINS CURTIS Artist, writer, historian  1813 Main Road, Westport Point  “The written word can last longer and provide present and future generations with knowledge of the town – not like an old history book with dates, places and names strung together in a dull melange. Such things are often essential, […]

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Jenny ONeill

WOMEN OF WESTPORT POINT ENELLA BENEDICT Artist and arts educator 1885B Main Road, Westport Point Enella is remembered as “Miss Benedict” by local residents “with her old wicker baby carriage in which she carried her easel and paints. How she hated anyone who looked over her shoulder to see the picture she was working on.” […]